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I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.

I've always wanted to make teaching a part of my life.

I have to teach myself. I kind of wish I'd continued with my education, but that's something I can do in the future.

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

When I started Teach For America, I wasn't trying to come up with an idea that would change the world. I was trying to solve a problem much closer to home: I was a senior in college, and I had no idea what I was going to do with my life!

You stay teachable most by reading books. By reading what other people went through.

Every single thing that you learn really just gives you more comfort. It's something I counsel kids all the time: if someone is willing to teach you something for free, take them up on it. Do it. Every single time. All it does is make you more likely to be able to succeed. And it's kind of a nice way to go through life.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in fifty years what my father taught me by example in one week.

My entire adult life has been devoted to family and career, each adding to the other in many rewarding ways. I have never felt that I had to set a pattern for my writing and teaching.